Hey all,
I want to rip my large collection of Blu-rays and store them on a large HDD connected to a Ugoos Am6b+ for lossless playback.
I found a deal for a 22 TB Seagate Expansion for $215. The model number is STKP22000400 and from what I’ve read online, it’s a bit of a crapshoot as to which drive you’ll find inside, but most are Barracudas.
Should I go with that or with a recertified Exos off eBay? I see some 20 TB ones for around the same price.
What worries me about the Barracuda is that the spec sheet shows it’s rated for about half the number of hours per year as the Exos, but I don’t know if that reflects reality.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Edit: *not shucked (at least not until I fill up the drive and move it to an NAS; for now it’ll be directly connected to the Ugoos via USB)